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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Part of a series, previous post is here. This is updated through the 2016 season.

QB Matt Ryan

QB Steve Bartkowski

QB Michael Vick
QB Chris Chandler

RB William Andrews

RB Warrick Dunn

RB Jamal Anderson

RB Gerald Riggs
RB Michael Turner

WR Roddy White
WR Julio Jones

WR Alfred Jenkins

WR Terance Mathis
WR Andre Rison

TE Tony Gonzalez

TE Alge Crumpler

C Jeff Van Note

G Bill Fralic

G RC Thielemann

T Mike Kenn

T Bob Whitfield

OL Todd McClure

OL Justin Blalock

OL Tyson Clabo

DE Claude Humphrey
DL Jonathan Babineaux

DE John Abraham

DL Jeff Merrow

DL Mike Gann

DL Patrick Kerney
DT Mike Lewis

DL John Zook
DL Chuck Smith

OLB Greg Brezina

ILB Jessie Tuggle

ILB Keith Brooking

OLB Don Hansen

LB Tommy Nobis

LB Fulton Kuykendall

LB Buddy Curry
LB Joel Williams
LB John Rade

CB Deion Sanders

S Scott Case

S Ray Brown

CB Rolland Lawrence

DB Bobby Butler

DB Tom Pridemore

DB Ken Reaves

DB Ray Buchanan
DB Kenny Johnson

PK Matt Bryant

P John James

QB - These guys and in this order without dispute; Matt Ryan and Chris Miller round out the top 5; Ryan's got several years before challenging Bartkowski. And those years are up. He's number one.

RB - Andrews, without question, is the best back in Falcon history (this is a good group). The other 3 had very similar careers (Dunn, of course, had a Tampa career beyond this) such that they could be slotted in any order really. Turner's running on fumes, but after 2012 he's a year away from maybe going by Riggs.

WR - There isn't anyone close to breaking the receiver quarter either; Rison is the backup, the other three could be ordered in any way one might see fit, but as White's got more Falcon career left, I'm cool with this ranking. After 2014, Jones is right on the edge of the list. After 2015, he's a starter.

TE - I just flipped Mitchell and Crumpler in doing this edit. Gonzalez takes the top spot after 2013.

OL - Good starting five and McClure, the top backup; Hinton or Dukes could take that 8th spot.

DL - Humphrey's the top Falcon DLineman; the next eight guys could largely be swapped in and out.

LB - Tuggle and Brooking are so strong they keep Nobis on the bench; John Rade could take one of the last two spots.